Custom School Stickers rewards, crests and event stickers

School sticker guide

Choosing stickers for school life

A sticker on a reading record, one on an open-day bag and one on a fundraising envelope all do different jobs. Here is how to plan stickers that work across the school year.

Why choose custom school stickers?

Generic reward stickers do the job, but children notice when a sticker features their own school’s crest, mascot or house colours. It makes praise feel more personal and connects small achievements to the school community.

Custom stickers also support consistent messaging. A whole-school set built around your values, such as kindness, resilience or curiosity, reinforces the language teachers use every day.

Beyond rewards, printed stickers help a school look organised: branded seals on letters home, labels for resources and stickers for visitors all present a polished image.

Popular uses for school stickers

Schools and PTAs order stickers for:

• Rewards and praise – stickers for effort, reading, behaviour and attendance.
• House systems – colour-coded stickers for house points and competitions.
• Open days and admissions – branded stickers for prospectus packs and visitor passes.
• PTA fundraising – summer fair, sponsored event and charity-day stickers.
• Sports days and trips – team colours, participation stickers and group identification.

Materials, shapes and sizes

Reward stickers are usually small circles or stars on a sheet or roll, so teachers can peel one quickly while walking round the class. Paper suits exercise books and charts, while vinyl lasts longer on water bottles and book bags.

Larger rectangular stickers suit prospectus packs and envelopes, and round stickers make good seals carrying the school crest. Gold or silver effects make special awards, such as headteacher’s stickers, feel important.

For exercise books, matte paper takes a pen signature or date far better than a glossy sticker.

Using stickers well in the classroom

Keep reward wording short, positive and specific, such as ‘Brilliant reading’ or ‘Super teamwork’, so younger children understand what they did well. A consistent design across year groups helps pupils recognise the school’s reward system.

In early years settings, stickers are small objects, so think about sizes and supervision for the youngest children. Larger designs are easier for small hands to peel and safer to use.

When printing stickers with pupils’ names, such as sports day or trip labels, follow your school’s data protection and safeguarding policies and use first names where possible.

How school stickers strengthen your school’s identity

Stickers that leave the building carry the school’s name into homes and the wider community. A crest sticker on a book bag or a sports day sticker on a jumper quietly shows pride in the school.

For admissions and open days, polished branded stickers help a school make a strong impression on prospective families alongside its prospectus and website.

Why schools choose AStickerPrinting

We help schools turn a crest and a list of reward messages into a practical sticker range, flag detail that may be lost at reward-sticker size and send a PDF proof that staff can circulate. Orders are delivered to the school office anywhere in the UK.